Definitions for: Wearing

[n] the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
[n] the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
[adj] producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

Webster (1913) Definition: Wear"ing, n.
1. The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing
wears; use; conduct; consumption.

Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his
wearing. --Latimer.

2. That which is worn; clothes; garments. [Obs.]

Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. --Shak.

Wear"ing, a.
Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.

Synonyms: eating away, effortful, eroding, erosion, exhausting, tiring, wear, wearing away, wearying

See Also: ablation, abrasion, act, attrition, beach erosion, chatter mark, corrasion, deflation, detrition, geological process, human action, human activity, planation, soil erosion

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